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Montenegro is one of the last countries in Europe that does not have any motorways. This situation will change in the foreseeable future, since on 11 May 2015 the construction of motorways has already begun. It is to connect the Montenegrin town and harbor of Bar at the Adriatic Sea with Serbia through the border crossing at Boljare. From there, a Serbian portion of the motorway should continue towards Belgrade (a part labeled as A2 motorway is already under construction), which will create a continuous motorway connection between Central Europe and the Montenegrin coast.
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On Montenegrin motorways, the planned speed-limit may be of 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph).
Beograd–Bar Motorway
The Belgrade–Bar motorway, also known in Serbian and Montenegrin as Аутопут Београд–Бар (Autoput Beograd–Bar) will measure 445 kilometres (277 mi) and be part of the European route E763 (E763). Construction has already begun in Serbia as the A2 motorway with a length of 103.1 kilometres (64.1 mi), as well as in Montenegro (Smokovac–Mateševo). The whole motorway in Montenegro from Bar to the border with Serbia in Boljare will be 165.2 kilometres (102.7 mi). It is a challenging project, which has been divided into five component parts (dionica). It will have a total of 42 tunnels and 92 bridges. The construction is financed by public–private partnership projects; the contractor is the Chinese company CRBC. The motorway have a planned cost in excess of €809.6 million. Probably, the motorway will be subjected to a toll payment like in other countries of the former Yugoslavia. For the part currently in construction - 41 kilometres (25 mi) - the toll should amount to €3.28.
Adriatic–Ionian Motorway
The planned Adriatic–Ionian motorway at around 100 kilometres (62 mi) long should link both Montenegro with Bosnia and Herzegovina in the west and in the east its capital Podgorica with Albania. From there it may continue through Albania and further reach Greece. A part of the Podgorica's bypass, around 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) in length, may be shared with the Bar–Boljare motorway.